New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday directed that one-third of the land reclaimed from Delhi's three major landfill sites should be used for public welfare projects such as hospitals, schools and sports complexes, while the remaining area be developed into advanced waste processing facilities.
The directive was issued during a meeting held here to review the city's solid waste management progress, as the government aims to eliminate legacy waste dumps by 2026.
The chief minister chaired the meeting along with Delhi Mayor Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh to review solid waste management and landfill reclamation efforts across the city.
Deputy Mayor Jai Bhagwan Yadav, Standing Committee Chairperson Satya Sharma and MCD Commissioner Ashwani Kumar also attended the meeting during which the focus was on key updates related to ongoing biomining and waste-to-energy initiatives.
The mayor informed that biomining activities, aimed at clearing legacy waste at the city's three major landfills in Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla, have been accelerated from 25,000 tonnes per day (TPD) to 30,000 TPD as of July 2025.
The Corporation is aiming to reclaim all landfill sites before the 2026 deadline.
"The chief minister has directed that reclaimed landfill land should be used for public welfare projects such as hospitals, schools and sports complexes on one-third of the area. The remaining space will be developed into modern, future-ready waste processing facilities," said Singh.
The mayor announced that environmental clearance has been granted for a 3,000 TPD Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant at Narela-Bawana, while bids have been floated for another WTE facility at Ghazipur.
The project has received in-principle approval for Viability Gap Funding (VGF) from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, he added.
The city's green energy goals also received a boost with the upcoming inauguration of a 100 TPD Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plant at Ghoga Dairy on August 15. This will be Delhi's first major plant for processing wet and dairy waste into renewable fuel.
The statement said that officials during the meeting also stressed the need to scale up similar biogas facilities across the city to manage waste from dairies more efficiently.